Watching the first installment of the big-screen adaption of Cassandra Clare’s best-selling young adult fantasy novel, The Mortal Instruments, felt very much like watching the first Twilight film. To me, that meant laughing loudly at parts that were probably not intended to be comical and cringing at what may only be described as extremely cheesy romantic scenes. However, that withstanding, I should point out that the production value, acting and special effects were much better for The Mortal Instruments, now that Hollywood has learned that it is worth it to invest some big bucks in young...